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Technical University of Dortmund
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About: Technical University of Dortmund is a education organization based out in Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Context (language use) & Large Hadron Collider. The organization has 13028 authors who have published 27666 publications receiving 615557 citations. The organization is also known as: Dortmund University & University of Dortmund.
Topics: Context (language use), Large Hadron Collider, Computer science, Neutrino, Finite element method
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Vardan Khachatryan1, Albert M. Sirunyan1, Armen Tumasyan1, Wolfgang Adam2 +2802 more•Institutions (215)
TL;DR: In this paper, the branching fractions of the B meson (B-s(0)) and the B-0 meson decaying into two oppositely charged muons (mu(+) and mu(-)) were observed.
Abstract: The standard model of particle physics describes the fundamental particles and their interactions via the strong, electromagnetic and weak forces. It provides precise predictions for measurable quantities that can be tested experimentally. The probabilities, or branching fractions, of the strange B meson (B-s(0)) and the B-0 meson decaying into two oppositely charged muons (mu(+) and mu(-)) are especially interesting because of their sensitivity to theories that extend the standard model. The standard model predicts that the B-s(0)->mu(+)mu(-) and B-0 ->mu(+)mu(-) decays are very rare, with about four of the former occurring for every billion B-s(0) mesons produced, and one of the latter occurring for every ten billion B-0 mesons(1). A difference in the observed branching fractions with respect to the predictions of the standard model would provide a direction in which the standard model should be extended. Before the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN2 started operating, no evidence for either decay mode had been found. Upper limits on the branching fractions were an order of magnitude above the standard model predictions. The CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) and LHCb(Large Hadron Collider beauty) collaborations have performed a joint analysis of the data from proton-proton collisions that they collected in 2011 at a centre-of-mass energy of seven teraelectronvolts and in 2012 at eight teraelectronvolts. Here we report the first observation of the B-s(0)->mu(+)mu(-) decay, with a statistical significance exceeding six standard deviations, and the best measurement so far of its branching fraction. Furthermore, we obtained evidence for the B-0 ->mu(+)mu(-) decay with a statistical significance of three standard deviations. Both measurements are statistically compatible with standard model predictions and allow stringent constraints to be placed on theories beyond the standard model. The LHC experiments will resume taking data in 2015, recording proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 teraelectronvolts, which will approximately double the production rates of B-s(0) and B-0 mesons and lead to further improvements in the precision of these crucial tests of the standard model.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the focus is on direct optimizing control by optimizing an economic cost criterion online over a finite horizon where the usual control specifications in terms of, e.g., product purities enter as constraints and not as set-points.
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TL;DR: Using two-photon absorption under hydrostatic pressure up to 7.3 GPa at a temperature of 6 K, this paper determined the pressure dependences of the three lowest energy band gaps in the wurtzite semiconductor ZnO.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the ARGUS detector at the DORIS II storage ring has been used in three different ways for B0-B 0 mixing in ϒ (4S) decays.
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TL;DR: The design, production, and calibration of the IceCube digital optical module (DOM), the cable systems, computing hardware, and the methodology for drilling and deployment are described, including the online triggering and data filtering systems that select candidate neutrino and cosmic ray events for analysis.
Abstract: The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is a cubic-kilometer-scale high-energy neutrino detector built into the ice at the South Pole. Construction of IceCube, the largest neutrino detector built to date, was completed in 2011 and enabled the discovery of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos. We describe here the design, production, and calibration of the IceCube digital optical module (DOM), the cable systems, computing hardware, and our methodology for drilling and deployment. We also describe the online triggering and data filtering systems that select candidate neutrino and cosmic ray events for analysis. Due to a rigorous pre-deployment protocol, 98.4% of the DOMs in the deep ice are operating and collecting data. IceCube routinely achieves a detector uptime of 99% by emphasizing software stability and monitoring. Detector operations have been stable since construction was completed, and the detector is expected to operate at least until the end of the next decade.
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Hermann Kolanoski | 145 | 1279 | 96152 |
Marc Besancon | 143 | 1799 | 106869 |
Kerstin Borras | 133 | 1341 | 92173 |
Emmerich Kneringer | 129 | 1021 | 80898 |
Achim Geiser | 129 | 1331 | 84136 |
Valerio Vercesi | 129 | 937 | 79519 |
Jens Weingarten | 128 | 896 | 74667 |
Giuseppe Mornacchi | 127 | 894 | 75830 |
Kevin Kroeninger | 126 | 836 | 70010 |
Daniel Muenstermann | 126 | 885 | 70855 |
Reiner Klingenberg | 126 | 733 | 70069 |
Claus Gössling | 126 | 775 | 71975 |
Diane Cinca | 126 | 822 | 70126 |
Frank Meier | 124 | 677 | 64889 |
Daniel Dobos | 124 | 679 | 67434 |